Colfax schools: Board hears proposal for $19 million bond

A new school bond proposal is taking shape in Colfax.

At a school board work session Monday night, members heard the parameters of what would be a $19 million bond for facilities improvements at both Colfax High School and Jennings Elementary.

Worked out over meetings going back to January when a committee was formed by Superintendent Jerry Pugh and lead by volunteer Wes Claassen, the measure would focus on what is needed for the next 20 years of the schools.

Any bond proposal would have to be submitted to the county auditor by Dec. 15 for the Feb. 13, 2018, special election.

The scope of the...